“Sugar” is ready to face tough competition without any fear of his opponent’s reputation.
Umar Nurmagomedov secured a significant win at UFC Abu Dhabi on August 3, 2024, by claiming a unanimous decision victory against top contender Cory Sandhagen at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
After his win, Nurmagomedov expressed interest in a Bantamweight title shot against the winner of the upcoming bout between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306, also known as Noche UFC.
O’Malley closely followed the fight and even shared his thoughts on Twitter.
I’d KO that little twat.
— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) August 3, 2024
Umnar still has time to pull out.
— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) August 3, 2024
“Sugar” shared his post-fight thoughts on Nurmagomedov’s victory on his YouTube channel.
O’Malley commented, “Alright, guys, Umnar [Umar] got the job done. Pretty close fight, in my opinion. It looked like he did win, but again, it was a close fight. Cory, in my opinion, is one of the very best pound-for-pound guys in the world, so for Umnar to be ranked No. 10, a lot of the guys wouldn’t fight him. I wasn’t surprised he didn’t have any high-level fights up until this. No one wanted to fight this guy—incredible performance by both guys. Cory did a good job of shutting down Umar’s offensive takedowns and wrestling. The striking was pretty close. Umar looked like he landed harder shots.”
“Me vs. Umar next? #wewillsee. LOL. Figgy called me out. Ilia [Topuria] and Max [Holloway] are going to fight soon. Undefeated Umar [18-0] vs. undefeated ‘Suga’ [19-0] beat a Dagestani? I wouldn’t mind that. That would be a real good to get at Conor [McGregor]. Oh, imagine how jealous he would be. I might go through Umar just for that! Could be a massive potential next fight.”
A showdown between O’Malley and Nurmagomedov would be huge and possible, but O’Malley must first deal with “The Machine” as the underdog.
For the complete UFC Abu Dhabi: “Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov” results and play-by-play, click HERE!
